Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-11

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ute money to have the ice cleared out OF the river
last season. and TO go to Congress for an emer-
gency appropriation.
ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
In connection with his bill for the purchase OF
the property along the south OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue., between 9th and 18th streets, Mr.: Mflliken
says that the property referred to in the bill is
assessed at e 200 600 or 100000 less than half
the & sum which his bill proposes as the limit at
which 1t Is to be purchased.
Bull TO CORRECT ASSESSMENTS.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced in the Senate to-day bill
directing the District Commissioners to correct
the assessment for Improvements on parts OF lots
nos 20 and 21 in square 20a OF this CITY, the prop
eray e Oh Gil6ert thompson, veronica uike Julia f
rom $4,000 to $1,000 each, the latter being the
actual cost Of the improvements Referred TO the
District committee.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
The Senate to-day adopted resolution submit
ted by Mr.. Morgan directing that the heads OF
bureaus In all the executive departments, includ-
ing the Agricultural bureau, send to Congress q
statement OF the sums that will be required by the
bureaus respectively for contingent expenses dur
ing the next fiscal year.
THE ONLY BILLS LEFT ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR.
The only District bills left now on the House
calendar, beside the traction railway bill, for
which day is set, are: The bill to empower the
Board of Foreign Missions to hold property in the
District; the bill authorizing the treasurer OF the
United states to give the District credit for the
sinking fund.- instead OF investing In bonds, when
the bonds are at a premium; to incorporate the
National Safe Deposit company, and the bill to
exempt Louise Home from taxation.
THE EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE BILL IN THE SENATE.
The bill which passed the House yesterday for
the construction OF bridge across the Eastern
branch OF the Potomac will, very likely receive
taeoraoie consideration In the Senate, as bill for
the same purpose and appropnating the same
amount $11O OOO) is now on the Senate calendar
with favorable report from the District commit
tee. 1t was reported by Mr.. Blackburn on the 7th
or last July. In the Senate the House bill will,
when the subject shall be reached be substituted
for the Senate bill and passed
BILL FOR RELIEF OF COMMODORE TRUxToN.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blackburn, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported favorably
the bill for the relief OF Commodore Truxton. He
was retired as commodore while his nomination
to be rear admiral was pending in the Senate, and
the bill is to promote him to the latter rank on
the retired list.
Capitol Topics.
MEASURES INDoRSED BY SENATOR LOGAN
Senator Cameron, from the military committee,
to-day reported back about dozen measures that
had been in the hands OF the late Senator Logan,
and were Endorsed by him preparatory to submit
ting them. After Mr.. Logans death the matter
passed into MI. CamerOnS hands to be reported
back.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE STATISTICS.
In the Senate Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary
committee, reported back the memorial OF Rev. j.
a. ElLOIU duu OUllcIS, d COUlIlUlcc VI luc ScucId1
convention OF the Protestant Episcopal church,
urging legislation to require statistics OF marriage
and divorce, with an amendment to be offered TO
the legislative appropriation bill apprOpriatfng
SIC, 600 to enable the commissioner OF labor to
collect such statistics in the United States.
THE oPPoNENTs OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL
in the Senate Will, 1T is understood, endeavor to
have the report recOmmitted TO the confereeS with
instructions to strike out the prohibition against
pooling, and to make some change In the long and
short haul provision. These are the provisions
which are most strenuously objected to. 1t is
maintained that the long and short haul clause
would result in increasing through rates instead
OF reducing local rates OF freight and that to for
bid pooling would work great Injury to all the rail-
road interests The friends Of the bill will oppose
any motion to recommit as step that would
practically defeat the BILL owing TO the short time
now remaining OF this session.
Senator Palmer has returned from his European
tour. beautiful basket OF flowers was placed
upon his desk this morning by some friends as q
token OF welcome back.
The report of the Washington monument com.
mission (hitherto published In THE STAR) was pre-
Sented to the Senate to-day.
Secretary Manning, in his reply to resolution
OF the House OF Representatives about duties on
fresh fish, speaks OF the course of the Canadian
authorities towards our fishermen as ''brutal."